Obama '08?

Another Failed Presidency

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He doesn't have an American narrative that draws upon the rest of us. All successful presidents have a narrative about the American character that intersects with their own where they display a command of history and reveal an authenticity at the core of their personality that resonates in a positive endearing way with the majority of Americans. ...

But not this president. It's not so much that he's a phony, knows nothing about economics, is historically illiterate, and woefully small minded for the size of the task-- all contributory of course. It's that he's not one of us. And whatever he is, his profile is fuzzy and devoid of content, like a cardboard cutout made from delaminated corrugated paper. Moreover, he doesn't command our respect and is unable to appeal to our own common sense. His notions of right and wrong are repugnant and how things work just don't add up. They are not existential. His descriptions of the world we live in don't make sense and don't correspond with our experience.

It's that he's not one of us.

what the fuck is a "little dictator complex?

...But not this president. It's not so much that he's a phony, knows nothing about economics, is historically illiterate, and woefully small minded for the size of the task-....

But not this president. It's not so much that he's a phony, knows nothing about economics, is historically illiterate, and woefully small minded for the size of the task-- all contributory of course. It's that he's not one of us. And whatever he is, his profile is fuzzy and devoid of content, like a cardboard cutout made from delaminated corrugated paper.

Moreover, he doesn't command our respect and is unable to appeal to our own common sense.

His notions of right and wrong are repugnant and how things work just don't add up. They are not existential. His descriptions of the world we live in don't make sense and don't correspond with our experience.

From McG's post:

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It's that he's not one of us.

Small minded racial bigots still abound in this country.

The first thing Obama should do is tell congress to STFU.
They are the ones destroying any chance of any meaningful reform.

If you listen to what they are saying, there will be a public option, there wont be a public option, there will be a bipartisan bill, there wont be a bipartisan bill, it wont cost very much, it might cost alot, it wont raise taxes, it might raise taxes, etc.

Congress, including Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, should just shut up and let Obama do the talking.
After all, he is the one that was elected bedause people actually listened to him and believed him.
Now, he isnt saying much and is letting Congress do all the talking.
If they would shut up, and let him speak, it might help.

But its Congress that writes the legislation. And if they give confusing messages, it tells us something,

it shows they are confused and without direction.

Let them keep talking, because I think the people are learning alot. Obama can talk too about specifics, which is not his area of expertise, so the more he does of that, the better for the opposition as well.

But its Congress that writes the legislation. And if they give confusing messages, it tells us something, it shows they are confused and without direction. Let them keep talking, because I think the people are learning alot. Obama can talk too about specifics, which is not his area of expertise, so the more he does of that, the better for the opposition as well.

Information is on the conservative side, so the more details that emerge, the more people will be opposed, unless by some miracle the legislation becomes reasonable, but if it does, the extreme left will turn against it and it will go down in flames as well.

Perhaps a little vague, but still meaningful. I believe he is suggesting that as more detail of the House legislation becomes widely published and the more thought and consideration is given to the possible and likely side effects of the legislation - the more support for the legislation diminishes. Not particularly surprising.

This subject, like many others, is very complex, involving a mix of social, economic and political issues as well as considerations of personal privacy and freedom. Nearly everything is affected by it, and it represents an unpresedented intrusion of government of people's lives.

What should be surprising to thoughtful, intelligent people is the notion that somehow we could come up with an organized "solution" to this complex problem through a process as filled with competing fixed ideas and corruption as our legislative one that might preserve the freedom and personal initiative that are fundamental to this country.

Freedom is a messy thing. It permits error, waste, and all forms of wrong-headedness. However, experience tells us it generally yields better solutions than authoritarian systems.

Indeed, the more your lot talk the more reasonable Obama will sound.